Robinson R22B I-ANSO

Summary

On 26 October 2009 at about 13:00 local time, a Robinson R22B registered I-ANSO, operated by Private Individual, was involved in an accident near Verona, Italy. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 October 2009 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Verona, Italy

Nearest airport

Verona Boscomantico (LIPN)

Coordinates

42.4764, 10.7144

Aircraft

Robinson R22B

Registration

I-ANSO

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Private Individual

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Verona → Verona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10WA060

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 26, 2009, at 1300 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R22B helicopter, Italian registration I-ANSO, was substantially damaged when it impacted water in Lake Garda, near Verona, Italy. The pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight that departed from Boscomantico Airport (LIPN), Verona, Italy. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via A. Benigni, 53-00156 Roma, Italia This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.